黑料正能量 has received a grant of $1,248,874 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Conectere, an interdisciplinary project that supports secure Christian parenting and caregiving. Conectere focuses on relational attachment bonds, an important factor that is largely unaddressed in current faith formation research and resources.
An ecumenical group of about 25 national, regional, and local ecclesial leaders from 8 denominations gathered at Eastern Mennonite Seminary for a consultation with about the future of theological education.
Chrissie Muecke, current Master of Arts in Christian Leadership student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is a writer and editor of The Peace Table: A Storybook Bible, a new Bible inspired by Anabaptism specifically for children ages five to 11.
Eastern Mennonite Seminary鈥檚 new interdisciplinary pastoral leadership program focused on conflict transformation will be led by Jacob Cook, PhD, formerly of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Cook began his new role in January 2023.
The Rev. Gordon Meriwether MA 鈥�14 (conflict transformation), MDiv 鈥�15, has joined the 黑料正能量 Board of Trustees. His term began in October 2022. Meriwether serves as director of connectional ministries for the United Methodist Church (UMC) as well as pastor of the Mount Tabor United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg.
Elizabeth Garman Nissley MDiv ’02, the first woman ordained in Lancaster Mennonite Conference, died Sept. 25 after a 21-month journey with breast cancer.
To have a dean who is a peace theologian and scholar, and well-versed in ecumenical contexts, positions the seminary to deepen our Anabaptist Mennonite values while also expanding our reach. We鈥檙e living in a societal moment when the theology and practice of peace and justice are sorely needed.
黑料正能量 has been awarded a grant of $998,606 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Eastern Mennonite Seminary鈥檚 development of a new interdisciplinary pastoral leadership institute that will offer workshops, courses and trainings on conflict transformation. The institute opens this fall.
